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Hon. led. F. Jonas.
Alexandria Democrat.

During the campaign and also during the
coming session of the legislature, we beieve
that thousands of democrats will consider the
strong claims of ex-senator Jonas to be re
turned to the U. s. Senate No democratic
leader in the State deserves higher considera-
tion at the hands of his party, or could more
fitly fill the the Office of U. s. Senator from
Louisiana than Hon b. F. Jonas. We can
safely assert that no democrat in the State
enjoys more cordial admiration than he from
ali the rank and file of the party.
His enthusiastic devotion to the prlnclples
and the success of democracy, both Natlonal
and State, has been placed on record in many
q fierce and doubtful contest in the past.
Gen. Gibson may be, as the Picaynne claims,
power behind the throne with the present
National Administration, but during the life
and death struggle of 1884, when the chances
of democratic success seemed waning and
hopeless, and the hearts of democrats every
where were filled with forebodings of national
defeat, b. F. Jonas fastened to the hottest
field of combat and danger among onr North
ern friends, and. at great personal sacrifice,
stood and stayed with our National Commit
tee working and planning the movements Oh
democratic forces to bring victory to the
cause of his struggling party.
While Gen Gibson now commands the pa
tronage of the administration which Jonas so
ably aided to establish, the latter commands
the warmest gratitude and admiration OF his
party in Louisiana, and national reputation
as a leader of the first order of ability. B. h.
Jonas is gilt-edged democrat, and . don't
you forget it,"
For RENT-A business stand and
residence near the railroad depot. APP
ply at this Office.
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NO. 43.

rodin, r.. II. Littell, E. Dubuisson, 8. Haas,
L. Young and nj. Carron.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing to draft rules and regulations for the
governance of this body, presented the fol-
lowing:
That the following rules for the governance
of this Body be adopted, in order to prevent
confusion in the progress of business and i'm
order to facilitate the same.
RULE THAT whenever q member shall
address the president he must rise from his
seat, and as long as this member is standing,
he has the floor and no other member shall be
allowed to interrupt him.
RULE 2-That it shall be ,he duty of the
president to call any member to order when
/ ever such member, in the opinion of the pres
ident, is violating any of the rules prescribed.
RULE 3-That whenever motion or 1880
luton is pending before the Jury, no other
motion shall be heard or determined, until
the pendeng motion shall have been disposed
of
RULE 4-That no outsider shall address or
interfere with the proceedings OF the Police
jury without permission of the president.
On motion the foregoing rules were adopt
ed.
Messrs. Dr. T. Chacher6, BENZ. Verret, Ca
de Godeau, A. st. Andre, Auguste Led6, Jr,
Belisaire Godeau and Victorin Lemelle, were
appointed committee to lay out road start
ing from the S. E. corner of the Martin tract
to St Andres lane on Pot Cove road, and re-
port
Messrs Theogene Richard, d. w. Cannon,
Gustave Biagas, Augusta Carriere, Elson
Bihm, Alcesse Thibodeau and DIR. L. Chacher6
were appointed committee to lay out road
starting from Boudreaux's bridge, to Martins
tract S. f. corner, and report.
| The Police Jury as a Board of Revisers,
| completed the revision of the assessment for
! the year 1887 and fixed the assessment of the
various railroads in the parish, at Sc, 90
! per mile
! Messrs R. II. Littell A. Perrodin and e.
Dubuisson were appointed q committee to re-
ceive the tax roll from the assessor when said
roll shall be completed, and Mr.. Adolphe Las.
i trapes the assessor is requested to notify the
committee of the completion of the roll.
The Police Jury adjourned until the End
Monday in October, being the 10th day OF that
| month. :
ALBERT GUIDRY,
Attest: President.
| p. }. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.
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Mt Does Prohibit.

The strongest evidence in favor of prohibi-
tion is that those who have tried it don't want
to quit it. The Topeka Capital, speaking of
the effect of prohibition in Kansas, says !:
Here in Kansas, after prohibition was adopt
ed, as long as officers. neglected to perform
their duties and suffered dramshops TO con-
tinue in business, there were speakers, writ
ers and singers who insisted upon reversing
things and going back to the old dramshop
act, because, they said it is impossible to en-
force the law Three'years ago at least fifty
newspapers In Kansas were abusing the pro-
hibition law and pleading the cause of the
rum-sellers. But the law is enforced, and
not one paper in Kansas now advocates the
re establishment of the grog shop. Here in
this beautiful city Of Topeka, the law CON
quered its way step by step, aud this May
morning finds us with bona fde population
OF nearly SO, 900 people le-twice as may as we
had three years ago-business is brisk, streets
are being paved, building is in progress, rail
road construction extending, the people al
busy, happy and hopeful, with prospect
ahead most encouraging, and not man. moi
woman, not paper advocating the dram
| vender's business. We get along well with
ont licensing dram selling. We have clean
sober, prosperous city that all of us are proue
of, and nothing has helped us more than tht
| banishment OF the saloons.
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Is Consumption 1ncurable 2

Read the following Mr.. c. Fl. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: 'Was down with
abscess of lungs, and friends and physi-
clans pronounced me an incurable con-
sumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, am now on
my third bottle, and able to oversee the
work on my farm. tis the finest medi-
cine ever made
Jessie Middlewart, Decatur, o., says !:
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption would have
died of lung troubles. Am now in best OF
health Try it. Sample bottles free at
Hamilton & Bailey's drug store. 5
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Parish Fairs.
N. o. Chronicle.

N. o. Chronicle.
In one or more parishes q movement
is under way to organize parish fairs
for the encouragement and develop
ment of agriculture and the iotroduc-
ton of tile latest improved implements
and methods. Every parish ought to
have farmers association and hold a
fair. County fairs are q feature in al
most every State in the Union, and have
greatly assisted in the dissemination Of
accurate knowledge while dignifyiDg
the farmers vocation. The award of
prizes at annual fairs works as con-
slant incentive to careful culture of pro-
ducts and breeding of poultry and stock.
The agents of implements and machln-
cry of all kinds are apt to be on hand
at fairs to exhibit them and benefit a
community by introducing new ideas
| and methods. If the parishes each had
I a fair organization their delegates could
form State Fair Association and an
nually hold State fair alternating at
the leading cities and towns to their
great benefit, and stirring up the dry
bones everywhere.
It is beginning to be understood in a
general way that farming calls for the
exercise of as much study and scientific
skill as any other vocation in life. The
successful farmer is always studious and
industrious, and most of those who meet
with reverses are the careless, the SLOW
enly and non-reading class, who know
nothing of the chemical properties OF
the soil and never read the market re-
ports in daily newspaper.
The press of the State can do good by
inciting the people of the parishes to in
augurate parish fairs, and lift agrieni-
ture out of a primitive condition. The
/ fairs would be of service as advertise
ments of the resources of the parishes
and consequent, stimulus to immigra-
/ tioD
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Meeting of Friends of the Late
E.saager BirOtte.

Present Laurent Dupre, Esq, James Q.
Cbacher6, VIM G. Bell Jules l.. Chachere, K.
p Veazie. Esq, Agenor Giron, Y. M. Ihomp-
son, A. B. Chachere, Numa terrand, John
simms. Hon. E. T. Lewis, Louis Desmara.s'
Victor Lastrapes, j. A. Bloch, L. Skinner, Ed
Lastrapes, M g. Wilkins, Felix Lesassier
Cornelius Donate, Joseph Bloch, Felix Las.
trapes, b. A. Guidry, Bernard Martin, aud
others. =,
Tie meeting was called to order by Mr.
James @. chachere, who moved enaI Sonh
Simlns be elected chairman and Louis Desnia
rails secretary. Carried
Mr.. Simms explained that, the object OF the
meeting was TO express our sentiments as to
the loss sustained by this community IN the
death of LUDGER BIRoTTE
| Mr.. L. Dupr6 moved that committee OF
| i've he auuninted to draft suitable resolutions
! in regard to the death of this worthy citizen.
! Carried
4 Committee - Laurent Dupre, chairman,
James O. Chachere, Cornelius Donate, A. NC
/ Gaffey and Il. p. Veazie.
The Committee retired and on re-enterihg
tho room offered the following resolutions
/ whicIg were unanimously adopted
.tWhereas it has pleased the Almighty hn,ef Zen
/ of the Universe, TO remove from our niilse
our late fellow citizen ana 20 Saaad aaa
.sThat i'm his death tue people OF tins entire
narish and particularly of the town OF Opel
& uusas have lost man who renected III she
highest sense, all the sterling qaahties tiaas
adorn the upright man.
.srhat as q citizen he was modest and true
ta his duties, as husband and relation he
! was kind, as friend he was loyal and as
merchant he was the embodiment of honesty
!. integrity aud fair dealing,
.fResoiyeti that copy Of these proceedingi
: be sentsto the family OF the deceased ana Ina
!, Ihg same be published in the Opelousas pa
Moyed by Mr.. Oh achere that the resolution
i he translated into Ere neh and given 20 IN
Opelousas papers for pnbiicatlon m no.n sa1
i Ans DRsMA RArs. Chairman.
y gegreLarV,
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Mot for tlae People.
Terrebonne Advocate.

Terrebonne Advocate.
The Reform papers have q hard time OF Il
Id their attempt TO prove that Nichols is the
peoples choice. They are endeaVoriDg TO
show chat he is the only honest man II me
State. in fact, that be is the new savior sent
sIow,, @ 10 purify tll the politics of Louisiana.
This will do very well to tell to the marines
If they desire 70 rule McEnery out Of the
marty. or what ii nearer the truth, start q
party Of their own, we pity the poor fools
who lend themselves 10 such q cause we
DEFY any paper in this State to ahoW us 9
purer Democrat, D truer patriot, q brayer or
more incorruptibla man in Louisiana than
samuel Douglass MeEnery, the present WoE. I. !.
FIN and highly esteemed Governor OF thls
state. His very virtues, his frmness and
loyal performances oF his manifold duties,
have caused his former pretended friends go
oDuose him, not OH personal grounds, but SIM
ufy for tie reason that they could NOT nse
hin as d tool. McEnery IS for the paople ana
not for professional politicians II h0 control
federal patronage. The people want him, alsu
tho people will have him Tor their next goH'
I efaor
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Correspondence.
HAAsvILLR, La, July 19, 1873.
EDITORS COURIER

HAAsvILLR, La, July 19, 1887.
EDITORS COURIER:
For the past three weeks or more our part
of the country has been visited by constant
showery weather, causing delay in all farm
operations. Grass and weeds grew pretty
fast during the rainy days yet crops as a
rule, are not in so bad condition as mi ght
he expected after SO much bad weather.
l only have time and space to report to you
that ali crops in this section are no doubt the
best seen for years. Com is splendid and is
made. Cotton is doing well, and at present
prospects large yield. Cane is growing
finely, the crop fairly large and in excellent
condition.
The health of the country is very good.
Now and then case of chills and levers Is re-
ported
Every one seems to be busy since the rains
ceased.
Some of our Bayou people continue TO build
aud improve their places.
Now aud then some of the young folks make
q flying trip to Chicot for a few days on a
pleasure trip, then back again.
Yours, ILLINOIS.
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New CoTToN.-The first new cotton
Of this season to reach New Orleans ar
rived there ON Tuesday from Texas.
The consignment was composed OF two
lots of two and four bales respectively,
all six coming consigned to Mr.. 2. G.
Gilbert, the well known cotton factor.
The cotton, although the first to reach
New Orleans, is not the first of the sea-
son, one bale having been reported at
Albany, Ga, ON the 5th inst, and one
at Houston, Tex, on the succeeding day.
The first arrival last season was on July
27, and consisted of one bale from Tex
as, which was also consigned to P. G.
Gilbert.
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An Fsnd to Bone scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, Ill,
says & Having received SO much bene-
Iii from Electric Bitters, feel q my
duty to let suffering humanity know T..
Have had running sore on my leg for
eight years my doctors told me |
would have to have the bone scraped
or leg amputated. I used, instead,
three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bncklen's Arnica Salve.
and mr. Ieg il now sound and well. :
Electric Bisters are sold at 30 cents .
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica salFe e
25e. Der box by Hamilton 81 Bailey
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2????? WHY NOT ?2????

NIoTICE.-Land Office at New Orleans, La,
Y June %, 87.-Notice is hereby given thaS
the following named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or, in his absence, the CLERK
of the Distr rict Court, at Opelonsas, Las on
Monday, August Is, 1887, viz:
Francis A.. William
who made Homestead Entry No. $685. for the
NV /, Sec %, TIP. 2, s r East, Louisiana
Meridian.
his Continuous residence upon, aad cnltiva-
tion of, said land, viz: Thomas i; Bel, Lee
Bell. Azelide Prater and George b. Knapp
All of St. Landry parish, La. ,,,., mn
~ THOMAS j. BUTLER,
r,,u.o 1897. Ct Register.
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ii yon want to keep posted subscribe
for THE COURIER.
Ifyou want to sell your goods adver-
tise In TIE COURIER.
If yon want good job work at rock
bottom prices, send your orders TO The
COURIER.
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eafpEg Of. the lhspg.

We have received from tha Associated Fan
eiars o37 South Eighth Street Philadelphia;
copy of their Dog Buyers Guide. - contains 2
! finely executed colored frontispieee well
drawn engravinga Of nearly every breed @
Se ss5ael,la iaIglge that the book costs 20 pro
dues & great deal more than the price asked
-I5 cents and would advise Ill onE readers
who ays interested ID dogs 20 send Tor Ine 1
bnnk.
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Rucklen,s 4Arniea salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price Csc
per box. Fer sale by Hamilton& Bailey.
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The Lake Charles Commercial finds
ID strange -apeculiarn-that the admin
istration or McEnery papers should as
sail Gov. Nichols his policy and rec
ord. we presume, are referred to.
This reminds us of the story OF the
little boy who complained to his mann
ma that every time he hit his younger
brother on the head he "hollered"-s -sc-
tually was naughty enough to make a
fuss about it, But perhaps the Com
mercial is not aware that for months
past, aye, for years, the Reform press
has been attacking, abusing and SLAM
dering Gov. McEnery, his admlnlstra-
tion and its supporters. That being q
fact, there is nothing strange about the
opposing camp returning the flre. II
would be strange were it otherwise.
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LAWN PARTY.--A Lawn Party will
be given at the residence of Rev. #. w.
Lewis On Tuesday evening, August I'd
Admission at gate, 10 cents.
Refreshments and fancy articles will
be for sale. Proceeds for the benefit of
the Presbyterian Church. Gate open
1t 7.3O o. M. Jy23-2t.
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Now OR NEVER Read Mr.. JOS.
Bloch's card in another column, and you
will see he atalks business"-and you
NAV be sure he means business. He
has the goods aud is determined to get
rid Of them, and in order to do SO is now
making decidedly the greatest offer
ever made to the public of St. Landry,
and wants everybody to know it. His
stock is simply immense comprising
the latest styles in every department,
and he proposes to effectually overcome
the drawbacks of the stringency of the
times by disposing of his goods at such
extremely low prices as to command the
custom of every man, woman and child
in the parish who has nickel to spend
Read lis advertisement through, gather
up your spare change, and give him an
early call, and if you don't get your
moneys worth we will be badly mis-.
taken.
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we received the two first numbers of
tie Lafourche Democrat, new paper
published at Thibodaux, by Henry l..
Boudreaux, Esq, editor and manager.
we wish the new paper success and
cheerfully place it on our exchange list.
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Every horse owner should have copy
of that admirable work, $ 4 Treafise on
The Horse and His Diseases, bT u. Ken
dall. a few copies English Or German
for sale at this Office at 25c. per copy.
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st. NHary's Academy.

The closing exercises of this institution took
place on the morning of the 18th inst, in the
presence of the Reverend Fathers Raymond.
Master Fritz Sandoz delivered the following
address in French and Master Alfred Bonnet
in English Very Reverend Gilbert Raymond
delivered short address, after which the iol-
lowing boys received premiums:
Fritz l.. sandoz, Eugene Ventre,
Willie Cummings, Charles Elms,
Frank S avoe, Arthur Dardeau,
Louis Gosselin. Lucien Pitre,
Fritz Dietlein Regile Dardeau,
Aaron Chachere, Allen Gentry,
Ellis Hunter, Raoul Guidry,
Leo Rogers, Eugene Paysse,
Lee Gil, Charles Ventre,
Theo. Littell, Morgan Sandoz,
Edpard Pitre, Patrick Hession,
T,eopoid Deiean, Walter Smith,
T,eonold Simon, Alfred Bonnet,
Nichols Haphen, Solomon Lavergne,
Stuart Sandoz, Willie Hunter,
Frank Mofiarty.
Tres Rsverends ct bien chers Peres Gilbert
ct Francois Raymond A la fin dune aimee
scolaire ell ce jour don't la venue etc long
temps deslrse ct don't nous avons enfn WI, CO
matin. briller laurore, il est du devoir des eco
]iers de rAcadsmie de Sainte-Marie de venir
vous offrir ihommage de leur profond respect
| ct de leur reconnaissance, pour les SONS don't
lis ont ele robiet dams celte institution placee
| sous votre haute direction
De tongues annees ayant On aucun de mes
camarales ait WI la lumiere du jour, il
| trente ans ct plus, tres Reverends ct bien ehers
ueres. yous fondiez rAcademie Sainte Marie ei
birntot sa reputation s'etendait dams tout la
paroisse Chaque aimee de nouveaux eieves
yenaient Sc presser sur ses bancs ct q 'autres
| les quittaient, apres avoir recu une solide edu'
| ca tion
Plaise an ciel que longtemps encore fAca'
demie de Sainte- Marie prospere sous votre di
recton Plaise au eiel que, longtemps en-
core, la cl0ture annuelie, de nombreux ele
yes Sc present CONNIE aujourd hui autour dc
vous pour vous presenter leurs melleurs sou
hats de prosperite dams ce monde ct dams Eau
tire.
Reverend Fathers:-We are gathered TO
ther this morning for the last time OF thl
school year and before we say the last fare
wells desire on behalf Of my fellow pupil
and myself to thank you for your kindly car
OF us duriug the past year. ] desire also t.
thank the Professors for their efforts in our be
half and | think that we have made good pro
gress in our studies
Praying that God will bless you and all
. us during vacation / say goodbye.
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The J. b. Watkins Land Mortgage
Co, Of Lawarence, Kan, is prepared to
loan money at low rates of interest, to
planters. and farmers In this section who
may be In need of funds, as will be
seen by the advertisement in, another
column. This Company il solid and
reliable one, and their agent here, Ken
meth Baillio, Esq, will give prompt at,
tention to all callers, and furnish all
needed information on application.
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FoR RENT. small comfortable res
idence with two acres of land inclosed,
in Opelousas, will be rented very low if
applied for soon. Apply at this office.
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Mr.. Ertellus Lafleur, of B6lair's Cove,
brought to our Office on Monday, the
18th, the first open cotton boil we have
aeen this season.
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The weather has been unusually hot
and oppressive during the past week.
The nights were very close and sultry.
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The hot wave which has been roasting
this country during the past week, has
not ignored our section altogether-Dut
after reading the dispatches from the
principal Northern and Western cities
where it's fearful effects have been 30
disastrous, we rather adhere to our pre-
ference for the aSnnny South" as resi-
dence. after all.
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Workmen are actively engaged 10
putting up the new store building which
Is to be occupied by Messrs. Clements
and Wilson, near the railroad depot,
and directly fronting the J. D. Donate
stand, which hes been leased by MT.
Levy, Of New Orleans, and will be
opened in few days with fresh stock
Of goods.
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Our local Republican chieftains held
meeting here last Saturday, and con-
cIuded, 80 we learn, TO not build a fire
under the political pot until October.
Sensible.
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James j. HI. Gregory's garden seeds
from Marblehead, Mass, just received,
Az j. *. Sandoz's grocery.
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AT d meeting Of tile Board Of Police,

AT q m66tluS VI tit0 D0aAu - os
held on the 14th inst, it was
On motion Of G. M; Thompson, re-
has been completed and accepted by the
police Jury, and the special tax levied
IN virtue of the ordinance adopted
March 31st, 1886, is now due be it fur
ther resolved, that the town tax coliec-
tor be and is hereby instructed to mott.
sfy the tax payers, through the official
journal of the town, that he will be 10
the town hall in the court house, from
8 o'clock d. IN. until o'clock p. M, and
from O'Clock p. IN. until 6 o'clock p. nl
every day TO receive and collect al. n the
fiaIlnauent taxes due the town, and that
all delinquent takes not paid by the lsl
llay of October, 1887, will be collected
according TO law; and that the special
tar collected be paid to the parish treas
urer as fast DIS collected.
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Major w. A. Freret, of New Orleans,
has been appointed Supervising Archi-
tsct. by President Cleveland.
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A great many of our people attended
the closing exercises at st. Charles Col
lege, Grand Coteau, last Thursday.
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Hon. Il. Ill. q Hunter, of Virginia, q
prominent and distinguished man in
State and National politics for many
Years, died last Tuesday